blaster531

Rlculver, Which camp in Oregon?? And where are you coming from? I might be able to help with some of your questions. Blaster

The Flag may be removed for religious reasons. So it is optional.

Purcelce, Our camp's fyc program is laid out like so; A schedule is posted for the week in one hour blocks. 3 hrs in the am and 3 in the pm each day. Each session has a theme; cooking, knots, first aid, 2nd class, tenderfoot and such. There are no registrations for these classes just walk-ins. Classes are taught by revolving staff members. (nobody gets STUCK with the newbies for the whole week) Scoutmasters are STRONGLY encouraged to attend and assist. The sessions are taught at least twice during the week, once in the am and once in the pm. This allows a great deal of flexability in

I look at this question from several viewpoints. When I was actively working with my Troop as an ASM, I was the SM for summer camp. I took the troop to camp for 7 straight years. For the first five we went to the same in council camp. Then in year six, we went out of council (out of state). This involved a 12 hour train ride (most of our scouts had never been on a train, some had never even been out of state). The situation is this; 21 scouts and 3 leaders with full gear plus troop gear in patrol boxes, on a train, having to get off at a 2 minute train stop, What an adventure! It made th